Twine-holder.



TWINE -HOLDERLv APPLICATioN HLBQAUG. 2s. 1904.

UNITED V,STATES PATENT onnron.

LOU MITCHELL GORBIN, OF MACON, MISSURI.

- 'T wlNE-HOLDER.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Appleman flied August 23,1904. serial No. 221,868,

i prove the constructionof twine-holders and .to provide a simple,inexpensive, andefiicient ydevice adapted to bejplaced on a shelfor'other )support at an elevation andl at a point remote from thecounter and capable of ready adjustment to arrange the free end-of thetwine i .over` the counter or at any other desired point.

A further object of the invention ,is to prol vide a twine-holder ofthischaracteradapted to enablethe'twine or Vcord to freely un- .woundfrom a ,spool or cone and5capable--of effectually preventingthe samefrom becoming caught or ta ngled. f

. vWith these andother objects infview the invention consists in theconstruction and no vel combination andarrangement of parts, hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the ,accompanying drawings, and pointedyout in the claims hereto appended,'it being understood that varionschanges in. the form, proportion, size and minor details ofconstruc- `tion within vthe scope ofthe claims bere:F I sorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any'of the advantagesfof the invention.`y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a prspectiye view of a twine-holder'constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. ..2 is asideelevation, partly in section, Fig. Sfis ahorizontal sectional view Vonthe line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. '4 isan enla'ngfed detail perspective viewof the top bar which'constitutes the inner section of the extensible armof the twineholder. the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detail sectionalview illustrating the construction of the telescopic sections of theextensible twinesupporting arm.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thegures of the drawings.

1 designates a frame composed of a base 2, front and rear standards 3and 4, and a top bar 5, which constitutes the innermost section ofanfextensible twine-receiving arm, which is supported by the frame andwhich is Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on adapted to be adjusted tocause the free end 6 of a spool or cone of twine to be arranged overacounter or at any v other convenient point at distance from the spoolori cone. The frame, which is preferably constructed ofcast metal, maybe made of any other desiredmaterial, and the base, whichjs preferablyprovided witl 1 an enlarged central circular portion, is designed to besecured by screws Z to the `supporting-surface, suitable perforationsbeing provided forthe screws, as indicated in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings.4The frame may be conveniently placed upon the top ofa row of shelving,-asindicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, orv it may beplaced onany one'oflthe. shelves or upon any other suitable support, as willbe readilyunderstood. The base of thel frame is also-provided with a ver;tically-disposed coneS, f preferably hollow, as shown, and adapted toreceiy-e th. twine, which is fitted on the cone and-which is unwoundtherefrom without rotating-the entire mass of oord lontvvirlfo.- i f -4Thetop bar Ais provided at a point directly obloveftho Conowithasuido-.oponng 9 for .theftwineywhich extends through the, top barat that point, whereby when ythe twine is pulled it ,readily unwindsfrom the ball or cene without 'rotating the same.E The front portion ofthe top 'is enlarged-laas 4clearly vshown in Figs. 2 and 4: of thedrawings, and

is provided; longitudinal groove 10, having a flat fbottomand inwardlyand up, w-ardly inclined side walls and adapted to. receive.. anintermediate ,telescoping section 11, which .issubstantiallytrough-shaped, being composed of` a3- flat `bottom andupwardly and inwardlyinclinedside walls 12,' which form a` groove or.way similar in shapeto the groove of the top b ar 5, but of lessdiameter than .the same'. The innermost section receives a sub,-stantially trough -shaped outer. section 1 3, which is also composed ofa flat bottom and inwardly-inclined side walls. By this construction thesections are slidably interlocked and are adapted to telescope or slideon one another, and they form an extensible arm, which is adapted toproject any distance within the capacity of the device to support thefree end of the twine at a convenient point and to enable the mass ofcord or twine to be arranged out of the way and in convenient positionfor renewing the twine when the same is consumed. The top bar 5 isprovided at the in` tends through the hollow sections-the groovesperforming the double function of slidably receiving the sections andthe twine, which is y thereby guided to the outer end of the outermostsection and is etfectually prevented from becoming caught or tangled.The outermost section isv provided near its outer end with aguide-opening 15, through which the twine passes. By this constructionthe twine may be readily unwound or unreeled from the cone or spool at aconsiderable distance beyond the same. Any number of telescopingsections may be provided, and the sections may be constructed of anydesired length. When a cone or ball of twine is consumed, a new ball orcone may be readily placed in the frame and may be quickly threadedthrough the extensible arm for use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A twine-holder provided with an extensible twine receiving andguiding arm having a longitudinal groove for the twine.

2. A twine-holder, comprising a frame having a twine receiving baseprovided with means for mounting it on a support, twinereceiving meanscarried by the base, and an arm arranged at the top of the frame andprovided with a longitudinal groove, said arm being also provided at apoint above the twine-receiving means with a guide-opening for thetwine.

' 3. In a twine-holder, the combination with twine-receiving means, offront and rear standards, and a twine-receiving arm supported by thestandards and extending beyond the same and provided with a longitudinaltwine-receiving guide or way extending to the outer end of' the arm.

4. A twine-holder, comprising a frame having front and rear standardsand provided with a connecting base, twine receiving means mounted onthe base and extending upward therefrom, and a twine-receiving armconnecting the standards and extending beyond the same and providedabove the twine-receiving means with a guide-opening, said arm beingalso provided in advance of the guide-opening with a longitudinal grooveforming a guide or way for the twine and extending to the outer end ofthe arm.

5. A twine-holder, comprising a frame having front and rear standardsand provided with a connecting base, twine receiving means mounted onthe base and extending upward there from, and a twine-receiving armconnecting the standards and provided above the twine-receiving meanswith a gude-ol'iening, said arm being also provided in advance of theguide-opening with a longitudinal groove and having a guide-notch at therear end of the groove.

6. A twine-holder provided with an extensible arm embodying an innersection having a longitudinal groove, and a movable section slidable inthe groove and provided with a corresponding groove, said grooves alsoforming guides for the twine.

7. A twine-holder provided with an extensible arm embodying an innersection provided throughout a portion of its length with a longitudinalgroove having upwardly and inwardly inclined side walls, and a slidablesection fitting within the said groove and having upwardly and inwardlyinclined side walls forming a groove, said grooves being adapted toreceive the twine.

8. A twine-holder provided with an extensible arm embodying an innersection provided with a longitudinal groove having inwardly and upwardlyinclined side walls, said inner section being also provided with a guidelocated beyond the groove, and a plurality of slidable sectionstelescoping within the said groove and having upwardly and inwardly inclined side walls, one of the sections being provided at its outer endwith a guide.

9. A twine-holder, comprising a frame having a twine-receiving base andprovided at the top with a lixed section having a longitudinal groove,said fixed section being also provided beyond the groove with aguide-opening for the twine, and a plurality of slidable sections havinggrooves and arranged in the groove of the fixed section, one of theslidable sections being also provided with a guide-opening for thetwine.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOU MITCHELL CORBIN.

Witnesses:

HARRY M. RUBEY, WILLIAM M. WHITE.

